In this article, we have compiled a list of the most often asked inscriptions from Ancient Indian History. There is always a high probability of 1 or 2 questions being framed from this segment. All important exams, be it UPSC/ UPPSC/ Other State Civil Sevices Exams or SSC/ Banking or Railways exam..Questions are always asked from this segment. So, please do memorize this list diligently for your upcoming exam.
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S. No. | Inscription | Belongs to (King) | About the Inscription |
1 | Ayodhya | Pushyamitra Sunga | Description of Ashwamedha Yajna of Pushyamitra Sunga |
2 | Besnagar | Vasudeva (Bhagabhadra) | **Heliodorus |
3 | Hathigumpha | Kharvela King of Kalinga | |
4 | Aihole | Pulkeshin (II) | Dynastic Geneology of Pulkeshin (II) |
5 | Gwalior | Bhoja | Dynastic Geneology of King Bhoja |
6 | Allahabad | Samudragupta | Samudragupta also known as Lichhavi-dauhitra |
7 | Junagarh | Rudradaman | Sudarshan Lake |
8 | Bhitari | Skandagupta | Skandagupta’s victory over Hunas |
9 | Nanaghat | Satkarni (I) | |
10 | Nasik | Gautamiputra Satkarni | |
11 | Mandsaur | Yashodharman | Yashodharman defeated Mihirkula |
Inscriptions Related to Ashoka | |
Rummidei | Ashoka’s visit to Lumbini |
Bhabru-Bairat | Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism |
Maski | Name “Ashoka” is inscribed |
Junagarh | Name “Ashoka Maurya” is inscribed |
Puranas | Name “Ashoka Varshan” is inscribed |
Gujarra | Name “Ashoka” is inscribed |
Chapter-wise NCERT Summary : NCERT HISTORY (CLASS 6)
Please click on the links given below to read the NCERT Summary chapter-wise.
Chapter 1 | What, Where, How and When | Read Here |
Chapter 2 | On the Trail of Earliest People | Read Here |
Chapter 3 | From Gathering to Growing Food | Read Here |
Chapter 4 | In the Earliest Cities | Read Here |
Chapter 5 | What Books and Burials Tell Us | Read Here |
Chapter 6 | Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic | Read Here |
Chapter 7 | New Questions and Ideas | Read Here |
Chapter 8 | Ashoka, The Emperor Who Gave Up War | Read Here |
Chapter 9 | Vital Villages, Thriving Towns | Read Here |
Chapter 10 | Traders, Kings and Pilgrims | Read Here |
Chapter 11 | New Empires and Kingdoms | Read Here |
Chapter 12 | Buildings, Paintings and Books | Read Here |
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